Universal Crossword July 29, 2025 Answers

1. Office communication 5. Inventor Whitney 8. Georgia athlete, casually 12. Giant bird in "Up" ... or the beginning of a word ladder inspired by a trivia game 13. Runaway victory 15. Voice agreement with 16. Patronized, as a restaurant 17. Gives top marks to at the Olympics 19. Thompson of "Westworld" 20. Puff from Gandalf's pipe (In this answer, note letters 4-8) 21. Classic ISP 23. Uses oars 24. Opener on a popular CB radio channel (... letters 5-9) 32. Places for baths 33. Popeyes rival 34. Incensed 35. Angsty rock subgenre 36. "Gotta Catch 'Em All" franchise (... letters 3-7) 39. Ho ___ Minh City 40. Dwelling 42. Insurance company hidden in "Formula One" 43. Word of comparison 44. Do some networking (... letters 3-7) 48. House, in Argentina 49. Alternative to FedEx 50. Short order? (... letters 1-5) 55. Second tries 59. Events held after decluttering 60. Japan's third-most populous city 61. Loyal 62. Butcher's rear cut 63. Breakfast meat ... or the end of the word ladder 64. Odds' partner 65. Wrestler's goal 66. Letters on love letters

1. Dole (out) 2. Two days in late December 3. Noxious fumes 4. Working steadily 5. Messes up 6. Fertile soil 7. "Hard decision!" 8. Letter opener? 9. Play opener 10. "___ in Rome ..." 11. Instrument hit with a mallet 12. Kit ___ 14. Black tea variety 18. Like some clothing labels 22. Alt-country crooner Case 24. Sub group? 25. Cuban dance 26. Digital novel, say 27. D.C.'s ___ Stadium 28. Atlantic or Pacific 29. Tex-Mex bite 30. A Coen brother 31. Horse controllers 36. Nuts in some pies 37. "The Simpsons" bartender 38. Like many encyclopedias in the 2000s 41. Cracks, as a cryptogram 43. Tool used to cut flooring squares 45. Award won four times by Katharine Hepburn 46. Seal, as a shipping crate 47. Pulsates 50. It's eight bits 51. Merit 52. Icky buildup 53. 18-wheeler 54. "Around the Horn" channel, until May 2025 56. U.S. policy for "Dreamers" 57. "All right already!" 58. ___ Mateo